Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 20:41:31 +0000 From: "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> To: Nikos Vassiliadis <nvass@gmx.com> Cc: Joe <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com>, "<freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: does ifconfig see netgraph bridges? Message-ID: <13CA24D6AB415D428143D44749F57D7201F5198C@ltcfiswmsgmb26> In-Reply-To: <51991AAD.4020201@gmx.com> References: <5198E85A.9000702@a1poweruser.com> <51991AAD.4020201@gmx.com>
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On May 19, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: > Hi, >=20 > On 05/19/2013 04:57 PM, Joe wrote: >> I create a ng bridge but issuing ifconfig does not show the bridge. >> Running 9.1-RELEASE. >> Is this a bug? >=20 > ifconfig is not supposed to know about a netgraph bridge. So this is > by design. Also, since the bridge is supposed to be transparent to the > network i wouldn't know what kind of information would be relevant to ifc= onfig, that is the netgraph bridge has no MAC, no IP etc. What info > are you after? >=20 To see the upper/lower links to a bridge, you want to execute (as root): ngctl ls -l The output is a bit cluttered, as there's no empty newline between the head= ers as it enumerates the different types. Just as traditional "ls" you can give it a path, however the path is not de= limited by "/" but by ":" to separate the peers, etc. Start small by trying to ls your bridge (and then ls -l your bridge). If me= mory serves (on the go, so don't have a terminal to try this out before giv= ing the tip): ngctl ls -l bridge0: Should perhaps show the connected links. When in doubt=85 go interactive=85 ngctl And try different combinations of "ls" and "ls -l" on the prompt. --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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